This is the best holiday sausage cornbread stuffing! Full of celery, fall flavors, and juicy sausage, it will be a family favorite!
The countdown has begun and there are only a few more weeks until Christmas! I feel like once we get into December, the time just flies by. On top of all the holidays, it’s my son’s birthday, tons of parties going on, and school is so busy! That’s why I am relying on easy recipes to get me through this holiday, including this super simple Holiday Sausage Cornbread Stuffing.
How to make Holiday Sausage Cornbread Stuffing:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- Get all the ingredients together and prepped. This makes cooking MUCH easier and quicker.
- Preheat the oven and then sauté the sausage, celery, and onion in the skillet until the sausage is cooked through - about 8 minutes. Set the mixture aside.
- In a large bowl, add the cornbread, seasoning, and sausage mixture and stir to combine everything. Then add the broth and the egg, mixing well to combine. Stir in the nuts if desired.
- Place the mixture into an oven safe baking dish, then cover and cook for 35 minutes. Uncover the dish and then cook for another 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove and serve hot!
This is the perfect stuffing for Thanksgiving or Christmas! Everyone will love it! Need more holiday ideas to serve alongside this delicious sausage stuffing? Here are some of my favorites:
- Air Fryer Turkey Breast
- Turkey Cranberry Grilled Cheese (Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches)
- Easy Baked Turkey Ham Sliders
- Twice Baked Potatoes (the BEST)
- Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes (slow cooker and stovetop directions)
This is the best holiday sausage cornbread stuffing! Full of celery, fall flavors, and juicy sausage, it will be a family favorite!
- 1 pkg. Pork Roll Sausage Sage or Regular
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 4 cups coarsely crumbled cornbread toasted
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- ½ cup chopped pecans optional
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Cook sausage, celery and onion in large skillet over MEDIUM-HIGH heat 8-10 minutes or until sausage is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently; drain. Spoon into large bowl.
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Add cornbread, parsley and seasoning; mix lightly. Add broth and egg; mix just until blended. Stir in pecans, if desired.
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Spoon into lightly greased 2-quart casserole or soufflé dish; cover.
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Bake 45 minutes or until thoroughly heated, uncovering after 35 minutes.
For the 4 cups crumbled cornbread needed to prepare this recipe, bake 1 pkg. (8.5 ounces) corn muffin mix according to the package directions for the pan of cornbread. Cool, then coarsely crumble. To toast the crumbled cornbread, preheat oven to 400°F. Spread the cornbread onto bottom of large shallow baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring after 5 minutes.)
First posted 12/2015, updated 11/21.
JanetGoingCrazy
This recipe looks great and I needed something to take the holiday party next week. Thanks for showing me how easy it is! [client]
Valerie Tores
Sausage and cornbread makes the best stuffing! We love this recipe!
Erin
I just made this recipe to make sure we like it for Thanksgiving. So yummy. The kids gobbled it up.
Beth
Oh, yes. I can already taste this with my turkey and swimming in gravy. MmmMMMM. I can't wait!
Natalie
I am loving the sausage in this!! It makes it more hearty & adds great flavor!
Allyson
You are absolutely right!
MaryKay Wood
This looks deleicious. Looks like I need to break tradition and have some fun with the dressing this year. 🦃
Allyson
You will LOVE it!
Erin
This Sausage Cornbread Stuffing needs to happen at my house very soon!!
katerina
I am loving this Sausage Cornbread Stuffing! It looks and sounds incredibly delicious!! YUM!
Beti
This is the perfect stuffing for Thanksgiving! I know my family will love this!! YUM!
Sandra
Such an amazing stuffing recipe! Thanks for sharing!